世上最伟大的五个毕业演讲
Steve Jobs: Stanford University, 2005史蒂夫•乔布 斯：斯坦福大学，2005 “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.” “当你展望未来时，你很难把生活中的碎片联系起来， 它们只有在你回首往昔时才会串成一条线。所以，现 在你所要做的便是相信眼下的这些生命片段总会在未 来的某个时间联系起来的。你必须要相信一些东西， 你的直觉，你的命运，你的生活，你的因缘。这个方 法从来就没让我失望过，事实上，正是它，造就了我 的生命。
John F. Kennedy: American University, 1963 约翰•F• 肯尼迪：美国大学，1963 “Our problems are manmade—therefore, they can be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings. Man’s reason and spirit have often solved the seemingly unsolvable—and we believe they can do it again.” “我们的问题都是人制造出来的，所以也都可以由人来 解决。只要大家愿意，人类可以十分的伟大。从来没 有什么关乎人类命运的问题是超出人类能力范围的。 人类的理性和品格曾经解决过很多看似无法解决的问 题，我们相信它们能再次这样。”
Toni Morrison: Wellesley College, 2004托妮•莫里 森：卫斯利女子学院，2004 “You are your own stories and therefore free to imagine and experience what it means to be human without wealth. What it feels like to be human without domination over others, without reckless arrogance, without fear of others unlike you, without rotating, rehearsing and reinventing the hatreds you learned in the sandbox. And although you don’t have complete control over the narrative (no author does, I can tell you), you could nevertheless create it.” “你主宰着你自己的故事，那么，大胆地去想象和体验 做一个没有财富的人的感受吧。
其他的人，摈弃鲁莽和傲慢的态度，不惧怕与你不同 的人，不反复地回忆和重塑你从沙箱游戏中感受到的 仇恨，这样的感觉会是怎样的呢？尽管你没法完全控 制你的生命故事的情节发展（实际上我可以告诉你， 没有任何人能够控制），但你仍然可以去创造属于你 的情节。”
J.K. Rowling: Harvard University, 2008J•K•罗琳：哈 佛大学，2008 “Given a time machine or a time turner, I would tell my 21-year-old self that personal happiness lies in knowing that life is not a check-list of acquisition or achievement. Your qualifications, your CV, are not your life, though you will meet many people of my age and older who confuse the two. Life is difficult, and complicated, and beyond anyone’s total control, and the humility to know that will enable you to survive its vicissitudes.” “如果时光可以倒流，我会告诉21岁的自己，其实人生 的快乐在于懂得生活不是一张关于收获和成就的清 单。你的学历，你的个人简历，那都不是你的生活， 尽管你会遇到很多像我这个年纪，甚至比我更年长的 人都常常将这二者弄混。生活是很艰难的，也是很复 杂的，它超越了任何人的掌控。只有谦卑地认识到了 这一点，你才能够更好地在生命的洪流之中得以生 存。”
Jon Bon Jovi: Monmouth University, 2001乔恩•邦•乔 维：蒙茅斯大学，2001 “Nothing is as important as passion. No matter what you want to do with your life, be passionate. The world doesn’t need any more gray. On the other hand, we can’t get enough color. Mediocrity is nobody’s goal and perfection shouldn’t be either. We’ll never be perfect. But remember these three P’s: Passion + Persistence = Possibility.” “没有什么比激情更重要了。不论你在未来的生命中想 要做些什么，请保持你的激情。我们的世界不需要更 多的沉闷了。另一方面，我们的生活还远远算不上绚 烂。任何人都不应甘于平庸，也不必苛求完美。我们 从来都无法做到尽善尽美。不过让我们记住这三个P 开头的词儿吧：激情(Passion)+坚持(Persistence)=可 能(Possibility).”
Steve Jobs: Stanford University, 2005史蒂夫•乔布 斯：斯坦福大学，2005 “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.” “当你展望未来时，你很难把生活中的碎片联系起来， 它们只有在你回首往昔时才会串成一条线。所以，现 在你所要做的便是相信眼下的这些生命片段总会在未 来的某个时间联系起来的。你必须要相信一些东西， 你的直觉，你的命运，你的生活，你的因缘。这个方 法从来就没让我失望过，事实上，正是它，造就了我 的生命。
John F. Kennedy: American University, 1963 约翰•F• 肯尼迪：美国大学，1963 “Our problems are manmade—therefore, they can be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings. Man’s reason and spirit have often solved the seemingly unsolvable—and we believe they can do it again.” “我们的问题都是人制造出来的，所以也都可以由人来 解决。只要大家愿意，人类可以十分的伟大。从来没 有什么关乎人类命运的问题是超出人类能力范围的。 人类的理性和品格曾经解决过很多看似无法解决的问 题，我们相信它们能再次这样。”
Toni Morrison: Wellesley College, 2004托妮•莫里 森：卫斯利女子学院，2004 “You are your own stories and therefore free to imagine and experience what it means to be human without wealth. What it feels like to be human without domination over others, without reckless arrogance, without fear of others unlike you, without rotating, rehearsing and reinventing the hatreds you learned in the sandbox. And although you don’t have complete control over the narrative (no author does, I can tell you), you could nevertheless create it.” “你主宰着你自己的故事，那么，大胆地去想象和体验 做一个没有财富的人的感受吧。
其他的人，摈弃鲁莽和傲慢的态度，不惧怕与你不同 的人，不反复地回忆和重塑你从沙箱游戏中感受到的 仇恨，这样的感觉会是怎样的呢？尽管你没法完全控 制你的生命故事的情节发展（实际上我可以告诉你， 没有任何人能够控制），但你仍然可以去创造属于你 的情节。”
J.K. Rowling: Harvard University, 2008J•K•罗琳：哈 佛大学，2008 “Given a time machine or a time turner, I would tell my 21-year-old self that personal happiness lies in knowing that life is not a check-list of acquisition or achievement. Your qualifications, your CV, are not your life, though you will meet many people of my age and older who confuse the two. Life is difficult, and complicated, and beyond anyone’s total control, and the humility to know that will enable you to survive its vicissitudes.” “如果时光可以倒流，我会告诉21岁的自己，其实人生 的快乐在于懂得生活不是一张关于收获和成就的清 单。你的学历，你的个人简历，那都不是你的生活， 尽管你会遇到很多像我这个年纪，甚至比我更年长的 人都常常将这二者弄混。生活是很艰难的，也是很复 杂的，它超越了任何人的掌控。只有谦卑地认识到了 这一点，你才能够更好地在生命的洪流之中得以生 存。”
Jon Bon Jovi: Monmouth University, 2001乔恩•邦•乔 维：蒙茅斯大学，2001 “Nothing is as important as passion. No matter what you want to do with your life, be passionate. The world doesn’t need any more gray. On the other hand, we can’t get enough color. Mediocrity is nobody’s goal and perfection shouldn’t be either. We’ll never be perfect. But remember these three P’s: Passion + Persistence = Possibility.” “没有什么比激情更重要了。不论你在未来的生命中想 要做些什么，请保持你的激情。我们的世界不需要更 多的沉闷了。另一方面，我们的生活还远远算不上绚 烂。任何人都不应甘于平庸，也不必苛求完美。我们 从来都无法做到尽善尽美。不过让我们记住这三个P 开头的词儿吧：激情(Passion)+坚持(Persistence)=可 能(Possibility).”
